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Old Sat Apr 10, 2010, 08:00am
mbyron mbyron is offline
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Originally Posted by justanotherblue View Post
You beat a pitchers best pitch and gloat, standing at the plate, in my day, you bet your ***, the next batter is getting hit. Today, we're supposed to eject.
Pro ball still permits a pitcher to bean a gloater in his next at bat without ejection. Amateur ball does not, and AFAIK never has.

I don't know to whom you refer by "we," but most folks here umpire only amateur ball. It's worth keeping the levels distinct.
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